lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to live; to make a living; to get on with
new book; new publication
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be able to manage somehow or another
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
you (plural); all of you; you all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
just a minute; small quantity
just because; even if; even though
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now